Gunner Asch wrote:
Not that it matters because
the purpose of the schools is to pay teachers and administrators, and to
endure the dominance of gatekeepers and credential sellers. Imparting
actual knowledge to actual students, equipping the 50% of the population
that is below average with an ability to earn a living and imparting to
all the students the civic virtues that keep a Republic going is no part
of the massive public education system. Indeed, civic virtues aren't
even stated as goals any longer.

Boy is that the truth. I've been volunteering in the metal
shop of a high school for over 10 yrs and I see the
phenomena every day. :-(
...lew...